Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-07-29 | Page 7 | Hoppe's Exhibition Attracts Interest among Local Fans

HOPPES HOPPE'S I ATTRACTS INTEREST AMONG LOCAL fANS Worlds World's Billiard Champion St Startles Local SharKs by Lightning WorK A large larAe gathering of billiard enthusiast assembled at the JE IH academy in Is night to witness the th exhibitions of WillI Hoppe th the worlds world's champion It w II I was the first public appearance o of the ham litin pion In this thin city an and l to say lA that his presence pres pre ence fO here has haa created Interest rt st among tit tiu- tiu local fans fan Is putting It mildly His first game came was WAil a po 30 it mat mau-h. IS 18 with Lloyd Llod n and Hoppe run ran out in the fortieth Inning The flue filial score was wae to m. m Hoppe's Hoppes run was 6 while Jevne ne made a high run un of 20 It was wan a here the th crowd had a II chance to so srI Hoppe at his bt best at and the manner In Iii which lie he nurs nursed d th the thc l halls balls after each shot shut was nothing 8 short of ot He lie til trl lcd ti-lcd J Jall all kinds o of shots hot during till the game and successfully got a away with at least a. a dozen Jozen masse maNe shots shot during the th context contest Hoppe and Jevne ne th then n played ed a 40 point 40 three-cushion three carom game ganie and Hoppe won 40 10 to 32 This style stylo of game came is h nes Jp best beat and antI he be made It much more mor In t for the champion I l r This afternoon and tonight Hoppe will appear again and tomorrow he It leaves leave s a for tor forthe forthe the th west 1 J. J II 11 will Ill meet Hoppe this th l afternoon In a II three cushion e game am while Jes J. Jevne will III him him ne pla play a straight rail game in addition to Hoppe's Hoppes games this e evening hl lila brother Frank will wili meet Hal Otal Brown the th local pool champion In iti a II por poet l l n at h h. h